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AMBLER, Charles W. – 4-7 p.m. today, visitation, Leavitt Funeral Home, Belpre. BICKFORD, Betty Nadene – 1 p.m. today, Chandler Funeral Home Chapel, Caldwell, with Pastor Keith Taylor officiating. Burial, Cumberland Cemetery. GARVEY, Julie – Noon Tuesday, Mass of Christian Burial, Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 8815 E. Kemper Road, Cincinnati. Visitation 10:45-11:45 a.m. Tuesday at the church. HUNDLEY, Lorraine – 11 a.m. Tuesday, First Baptist Church of Marietta. Visitation 6-8 p.m. today, McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home, Marietta. PETTY, Olive “Becky” – 3:30-4 ...

Charles W. Ambler

Charles W. Ambler, 61, of Belpre, passed away Oct. 9, 2026. Visitation, 4-7 p.m. Monday at Leavitt Funeral Home, Belpre. Condolences may be sent to www.LeavittFuneralHome.com.

Betty Nadene Bickford

Betty Nadene Bickford, 93, of Zanesville, formerly of Cumberland, Ohio, passed away Oct. 14, 2026. Visitation, 1-4 p.m. Sunday, at Chandler Funeral Home, Caldwell. Funeral, 1 p.m. Monday, at Chandler Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Keith Taylor officiating. Burial, Cumberland Cemetery.

Julie Garvey

Julie Garvey, 68, of Loveland, Ohio, passed away on October 8, 2026, following a brief battle with pneumonia and related complications. Born on August 8, 1958, in Niagara Falls, New York, Julie was the daughter of Leo F. Garvey and Jane Zymroz Garvey. She was preceded in death by her father ...

Lorraine Hundley

Lorraine Hundley, 97 of Marietta passed away Thursday Oct. 15, 2026. She was born March 24, 1929, in War, WV to Arnold and Kathleen Martin. She began her career as a teacher in West Virginia and continued for many years in Marietta City Schools. She was a long-time member of First Baptist Church Marietta. She enjoyed reading, quilting, travel and feeding the birds. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert Peters Hundley. She is survived by her daughters Jennifer Hundley and Andrea Wheeler, her sister Louise Wolfli and brother Roy Martin, her grandchildren Emily Wigal, Julia ...

Olive “Becky” Petty

Olive "Becky" Petty passed away on Sept. 26, 2026. She was preceded in death by her husband Arnold "Gene" Petty and daughter-in-lawn Lynn Petty. She is survived by 6 sons, Kenneth (Marcie), Douglas, Richard (Linda), Randall (MariLynn), Timothy, Gary(Christel). 16 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren. Memorial visitation will be Oct. 24th from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at North End Church of Christ. A memorial service will be from 3:30 to 4:00 p.m. with Eddie Cooper officiating. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the North End Church of Christ for ...